Passenger Andrew Exum shared a photo on social media showing that the incident caused a power outage on the train. He said the separation caused "lots of sparks."

Cars at the rear of the train were evacuated, and passengers were later allowed to retrieve their belongings, according to Exum.

The episode marks the latest in a string of grievous mishaps for the long-distance railroad service.

On Sunday, an Amtrak train struck a freight train parked on the tracks in South Carolina, killing two and injuring more than 100.

On Wednesday, a chartered Amtrak train carrying GOP senators to a Republican policy retreat in West Virginia slammed into a garbage truck in Crozet, Virginia, killing one and injuring several others, including two congressmen.

In December, an Amtrak Cascades passenger train derailed near DuPont, Washington, on its inaugural run. The train was travelling nearly 50 miles per hour over the speed limit when the accident occurred, killing three passengers and injuring 62 passengers and crewmembers.

On Tuesday, criminal charges, including eight counts of involuntary manslaughter and 246 counts of reckless endangerment, were reinstated against Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer responsible for a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight and injured more than 200 others.